Nippon-Ham Kotaro Kiyomiya of updated his SNS by 16th. He sent a message to Sho Nakata of who announced his retirement. infielder Chunichi
On Instagram, he posted a photo of them playing together for Nippon-Ham, with the caption, "Nakata-san, thank you for your hard work over the past 18 years." With Nakata's entrance song playing in the background, he said, "I was so happy to be able to baseball in the same jersey and in the same uniform as the 'Sho Nakata' I've seen on TV since I was little! I'm 10 years older than Nakata, so I've always looked up to him while playing," and continued, "Thank you for loving me so much! I'll become even more of a reliable guy like Nakata-san!!"
At the end, he offered words of encouragement, saying, "I know there's still some time left in the season, but once again, thank you for your hard work!"
This post has received comments such as, "Kiyomiya should also become the 'RBI King of the North'!", "He should become a great player who surpasses Nakata!", "Even if Kiyomi becomes the captain of The Fighters one day, I'm sure he'll still be a cute character..." and "You can do it! Let's surpass him!"
Nakata, who played for three teams Nippon-Ham, The Giants, and Chunichi- and hit a total of 309 Home Run over 18 years, held a press conference at Vantelin D on the 15th and announced his retirement from active play at the end of this season.
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